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Human-Shaped Haniwa
Unknown6th Century
Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds
Saitama prefecture , Japan
This is a human-shaped haniwa holding a shield. The shield is made from oblong clay tablets attached to the body of the cylinder. The figure is wearing a hat called kōgaibō, whose shape makes it appear that sticks are piercing the head, and has traces of earrings that once existed. The figure’s placid facial expression is characteristic of haniwa.
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Details
- Title: Human-Shaped Haniwa
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: 6th Century
- Physical Dimensions: d85 cm
- Object Date(Japanese): 古墳時代 6世紀
- Excavation(Japanese): 埼玉県行田市埼玉 埼玉古墳群瓦塚古墳出土
- Type: Clay
- External Link: Saitama Prefectural Museum of the Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds
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